Mr, Hamilton Fish, Republican Representative of New York, who is Conducting a lone campaign against what he terms unethical tax evasions high places, to-day delivered a vigorous eriticitm of the manner in which Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the President, disposes portions of her income.
Before © the Roosevelt's radio contract for the Arch-Preserver Shoe programme provided that her earnings be pio Glrectly - to. the Friends' Service Society, a charity organization, there~ by avoiding the law. which" limits income-tax reductions for charity Purposes to fifteen per cent, of 8 person's total income, If one person, even the Pres: dent's wife, can find one smart tittle scheme fo avoid tax payments, other people can do it;" the Congressman More Names Mentioned Mr. Fish contended also that the Treasury Department had used inuisitoriat methods in its recently-
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